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startup funding

Pakistan startups secured over $74mn funding in 2025: report

Published 15 Jan, 2026 08:16pm

Startups closed 16 deals of which 11 were disclosed

Pakistan’s Neem secures $4mn credit facility from DNI Group

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 10:35pm

Neem, an embedded finance platform in Pakistan, has secured an additional $4 million credit facility from South...

Caretaker govt formally launches ‘Pakistan Startup Fund’

Updated 09 Jan, 2024 10:26pm

Will aim to invest up to Rs2bn a year in startups

Startups crucial to keeping economy on investors’ radar: Paismo co-founder Rebecka Zavaleta

Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:50am

KARACHI: Startups across the world may be struggling, but in Pakistan’s case, there is an added trouble – its...

With aim to enable electric motorcycles in Pakistan, Zyp Technologies announces $1.2mn seed round

Updated 12 Sep, 2023 05:01pm

Startup’s assembly plant is based in Lahore where it has capacity to produce 8,000 electric motorcycles a year

In developing countries, local businesses should step up to fund startups: US-based expert

Updated 09 Sep, 2023 04:52pm

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Pakistan’s startup ecosystem is going through a difficult phase and it is being reflected in...

Looking to tackle outdated HR functions, Pakistan’s Paismo announces raising $1.3mn in seed round

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 09:42am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s HR tech startup Paismo on Tuesday announced it has raised $1.3 million in a seed round, which...

‘Asset-light’: startup Jugnu, after raising $22.5mn in 2022, scales back operations

Updated 19 Jul, 2023 07:37pm

Jugnu, which pitched itself as a B2B ecommerce startup and announced a fund-raise of $22.5 million in March 2022,...

After raising $11.5mn last year, MedznMore says it has shut operations

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 05:19pm

Co-founder says company in talks 'with a few large players who have shown interest in buying its technology and brand, Tabiyat.pk'

Pakistan’s startup funding suffers massive fall in April-June

Published 04 Jul, 2023 12:06pm

Funding attained by Pakistani startups on a quarterly basis fell to the lowest level in three years during...

‘Negative investor perception’: venture capital association calls out internet suspension

Updated 12 May, 2023 08:11pm

The Venture Capital Association of Pakistan (VCAP), a platform aimed at facilitating startups, expressed its concern...

Pakistan’s financial platform Abhi raises Rs2bn Sukuk bond, a ‘first in MENAP’

Updated 12 May, 2023 05:18pm

Demand for bond exceeded expectations, says Abhi

Correction needed in Pakistan startups’ business model: Rider CEO Salman Allana

Updated 05 May, 2023 07:07pm

Company founder says offering discounts means you are not confident that your product is solving a real problem

First time in three years: no startup deal for Pakistan in April 2023

Published 01 May, 2023 10:45pm

Fall seen due to global downturn in funding and it is not exclusive just to Pakistan

Trucking startup Trella to cease operations in Pakistan: report

Ali Samir Oosman, MD of Endeavor Pakistan, says this will result in massive multiplier effect

Pakistani e-commerce platform PriceOye announces $7.9mn in seed funding

Updated 30 Aug, 2022 08:31pm

PriceOye is a managed marketplace, similar to JD.com in China, where consumers can purchase consumer electronic products

Bykea announces venturing into car ride-hailing

Published 26 Aug, 2022 08:01pm

Posts new product offering in social media post on Friday

Play Tests not T20s in business, IT sector stalwarts advise startups

Published 24 Aug, 2022 09:17pm

KARACHI: IT sector stalwarts have advised startup founders to play the long game and avoid going for the quick buck,...

SBP tells TAG Innovation to 'refund all outstanding funds to its wallet holders'

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 08:25pm

Says action has been taken after identification of violations of SBP’s regulatory requirements and other concerns during the pilot operations

Sequoia enters Pakistan with Dbank investment

Published 30 Jul, 2022 06:33pm

Pakistan-based fintech announces raising $17.6mn in seed round, the largest in country's history

For Pakistan’s start-ups, the ‘journey has just started’

Updated 30 Jul, 2022 11:49am

Partner at Keystone Law says UAE and Dubai in particular should be explored for setting up headquarters

Pakistan's DealCart announces it has raised $4.5mn in pre-seed funding

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 05:16pm

Company has a 'buy together and save together' model, which allows users to buy in groups, as well as share deals on messaging platforms and social media

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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